Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Timor-Leste

Population aged 65 and over in Timor-Leste in 2025 — 74,178 people. Ranked 158 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 524.6%.

2025 74,178 people +0.35% vs 2024
World rank 158of 217
Period maximum 74,178 people2025
Period minimum 11,857 people1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Timor-Leste, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00080,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 11,876 people1962: 11,943 people1964: 12,395 people1966: 13,096 people1968: 14,041 people1970: 14,881 people1972: 15,509 people1974: 15,962 people1976: 15,953 people1978: 15,938 people1980: 16,134 people1982: 16,762 people1984: 17,221 people1986: 17,334 people1988: 17,026 people1990: 16,586 people1992: 17,390 people1994: 18,714 people1996: 20,149 people1998: 21,727 people2000: 17,656 people2002: 21,780 people2004: 24,198 people2006: 29,311 people2008: 37,442 people2010: 48,016 people2012: 55,274 people2014: 60,736 people2016: 66,205 people2018: 70,809 people2020: 73,405 people2022: 74,014 people2024: 73,921 people2025: 74,178 people
Change over the period: +62,302 (+524.6%) Average annual rate: 2.86 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 74,178 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 58.86M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 74,178 +257 +0.35%
2024 73,921 +81 +0.11%
2023 73,840 −174 −0.24%
2022 74,014 +10 +0.01%
2021 74,004 +599 +0.82%
2020 73,405 +1,070 +1.48%
2019 72,335 +1,526 +2.16%
2018 70,809 +2,033 +2.96%
2017 68,776 +2,571 +3.88%
2016 66,205 +2,806 +4.43%
2015 63,399 +2,663 +4.38%
2014 60,736 +2,632 +4.53%
2013 58,104 +2,830 +5.12%
2012 55,274 +3,110 +5.96%
2011 52,164 +4,148 +8.64%
2010 48,016 +5,346 +12.53%
2009 42,670 +5,228 +13.96%
2008 37,442 +4,410 +13.35%
2007 33,032 +3,721 +12.69%
2006 29,311 +3,182 +12.18%
2005 26,129 +1,931 +7.98%
2004 24,198 +929 +3.99%
2003 23,269 +1,489 +6.84%
2002 21,780 +2,109 +10.72%
2001 19,671 +2,015 +11.41%
2000 17,656 −1,780 −9.16%
1999 19,436 −2,291 −10.54%
1998 21,727 +805 +3.85%
1997 20,922 +773 +3.84%
1996 20,149 +730 +3.76%
1995 19,419 +705 +3.77%
1994 18,714 +683 +3.79%
1993 18,031 +641 +3.69%
1992 17,390 +589 +3.51%
1991 16,801 +215 +1.3%
1990 16,586 −191 −1.14%
1989 16,777 −249 −1.46%
1988 17,026 −197 −1.14%
1987 17,223 −111 −0.64%
1986 17,334 +1 +0.01%
1985 17,333 +112 +0.65%
1984 17,221 +194 +1.14%
1983 17,027 +265 +1.58%
1982 16,762 +296 +1.8%
1981 16,466 +332 +2.06%
1980 16,134 +205 +1.29%
1979 15,929 −9 −0.06%
1978 15,938 −31 −0.19%
1977 15,969 +16 +0.1%
1976 15,953 −35 −0.22%
1975 15,988 +26 +0.16%
1974 15,962 +199 +1.26%
1973 15,763 +254 +1.64%
1972 15,509 +284 +1.87%
1971 15,225 +344 +2.31%
1970 14,881 +392 +2.71%
1969 14,489 +448 +3.19%
1968 14,041 +485 +3.58%
1967 13,556 +460 +3.51%
1966 13,096 +386 +3.04%
1965 12,710 +315 +2.54%
1964 12,395 +266 +2.19%
1963 12,129 +186 +1.56%
1962 11,943 +86 +0.73%
1961 11,857 −19 −0.16%
1960 11,876

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.